Hi! My name is Dean. I wonder who you are and what you are doing with your life.
Well, I am writing this blog because I was speaking to a great friend of mine by the name of Damon who told me to start a blog. I have had visions of writing a blog and having lots of people reading and loving it! And right now, I don't really know what to write about exactly!
It has been a lovely day of sorts, one big meeting with my Dream Team cancelled, one long conversation with one of my Dream Team partners about whether or not to start waking up from the Dream before it turns into a nightmare. I had conversation with many people today, which is not usual for me because I am usually busy with appointments, being with Nicolas and Luca, plotting my next big thing, preparing for my workshop, coaching or being coached, playing guitar, rushing off to appointments (hey, have I mentioned this twice, well, see how busy I am) and of course, being alone and trying to establish solid routines (being lazy and unorganized)! Later I had a meeting with my ex wife at my son's school to talk about his progress with his teachers. They said that he needed to work on math and one other subject and then we left! He felt angry and tried to leave in a hurry. It took a little while to calm him down as we walked to the bus stop to catch a bus to the barber he has been going to since his was around 6 years old. He told me that he thinks he is starting to feel better at the thought of going to get some food. He got his hair cut, we had dinner (all you could eat at a place called Riz Raz in downtown Copenhagen) and he was feeling great and stuffed. He had even refused desert! And he was definitely happier! I walked him home and we had a snowball fight as we walked down the long winding street that led to his house. We made snow balls from the snow that came from nowhere the day before and stacked itself neatly on top of the cars. He smeared snow all over my face and I vowed to pay him back nicely. 5 cars closer to his house was all I needed to get my revenge and his dark blue jacket had big patches of white powdered snow all over it, especially around his collar and down the back of his neck! We laughed and giggled like kids (that was easy for him but was surprising for me to hear myself laughing out loud like that)! People were going down the sidewalk and smiling at us; mothers with baby carriages and little children walking beside them all smiling, A smiling father and his 5 year old boy asking what we were doing. Then, along came one of my sons fellow schoolmates stopped to try and pepper me with snow but gave up when neither one of them could quite nail me! On the final stretch of cars, the snowball frenzy reached it's peak with both us covered in snow and giggling loudly! We hugged and we kissed each other goodby as I brushed the snow off of his clothes and away from his neck! It was so lovely to have that little time with him and I am happy that I allowed myself to let go and have some fun, his way!
Then, I back down the snow covered streets to catch a bus back to my place. It was now getting darker outside and the bus was nice and warm and crowded to the brim with people. When I got home, I cleaned up and prepared to meet with the people from my Get Clients Now!tm group. We read our plans, shared stories and ideas while talking about the difference we are committed to making with our gifts! I really love to be with people this way, it is wonderful to have the feeling of peace and contentment know that I am doing what I love. They left after a fast paced meeting with their plans in hand! I am feeling glad and sad at the same time - glad because of the privilege to be in these people's lives and for the excitement of seeing what happens with them over the next few weeks. Sad because I can hear that distant voice that tells me that I should have prepared more and better and how did the time get away from me (feeling like an old sad friend). I remind myself that I am doing the best that I can and promise to do better next time around. I also remind myself that I am courageous and that I gave myself permission to start without having it all prepared, allowing myself to give my gift to the world right now instead of waiting for the day when I have it all together, that helped! It is great that I just jumped at an opportunity to go for my dreams. The feelings of not being good enough doesn't come around very often now and it doesn't stay long.
I saw a great movie called Julia and Julie on my computer and I at times I had tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. It made me think about my own dreams and living them completely without knowing where you are going to land. In this movie, there is a women blogging about her life and that was my reminder that I promised to start a blog! Thus, the name The Flight of the Griffin!
Very soon, I will be posting video's, photo's and mp3's - if you get something out of checking out my post's, please be generous and share - I know that you have a desire to make a difference too - be also willing to share it with us!
Lot's of love!
